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Friday, September 29, 2006

Four changes and a wedding

I have noticed that over the few years, government service have actually improved! Usually, you need to wait for hours to get a number. Then you wait a few more hours for your number to get called. Then you wait for an hour (ok, this bit is exaggerated) for them to complete the service you want, be it to renew your passport, change your Identification Card (IC), etc...

What used to take weeks or months (like getting a new IC) now takes maybe a day or a week. Impressive. This is what I call change for the better!

However, the same can't be said for the private sectors. That's really strange cause it used to be that when you privatise something, they usually become efficient and fast. Maybe times have changed.

Now, it takes me an hour to do my banking (take number, wait for turn, wait for officer, etc). I know we have 24 hours cash machines, etc... But there are somethings you just can't do with the machine like get a Fixed Deposit, argue for discounts, etc... It still takes eternity to buy stamps (and it takes twice as long for your recipient to get your snail mail).

Nobody likes to wait these days. Everyone wants everything YESTERDAY.

When a website takes a long time to load, I usually just hit the STOP button and click BACK. Or I just go somewhere else to look for information.

This is partly why I have also changed the looks and feel of this site. I've removed most of the images and rely mainly on CSS. But since it is hosted on blogspot, it means that the individual pages become bloated (with CSS codes). However, I know there's still a lot that can be done to reduce the number of line of codes. Changes will come.

When a person hits 30, they start to realise that things are NOT the same anymore. Suddenly, you realise you're an ADULT. You have got to think about loans, mortages, family, career, mortality... The thinking starts to change. You become more responsible. You become more serious (since you should never treat life as a joke!). Still, life is short. No one said you cannot be serious and enjoy life, right? So more funny, witty posts will be coming soon!!!

And did you know that it takes less than 30 minutes to change your marital status from SINGLE to MARRIED? I don't mean unchecking the box and then checking on the other when you are trying to complete an online form. I mean legally in Malaysia. Of course the whole process will take about slightly over two weeks since the law requires that the marriage announcement be placed on a public notice board for a minimum period of two weeks (actually, this is another interesting topic that I will blog about another day). This is to allow people to protest against the marriage, if any.

The 30 minutes involve you raising your right hand, saying 'Yes' and then signing the papers. You can actually complete it is less than 15 minutes.

OK, so what about the wedding and who's wedding is it?

Well, the wedding is definitely coming. It is in November. And it is MY wedding. :)

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